Hi Rob - > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Dixon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 1:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: use and require > > > Beau E. Cox wrote: > > Hi - > > > > I thought I had a grip on this, but... > > ... > > need it? Will I get multiple copies if I do that? From a > > lazy programmer's viewpoint, saying 'use' is the way to go... > > > > Can someone help enligthen me? > > Hi Beau. > > 'use Module' everywhere necessary is exactly what you should do. > > 'require Module' essentially does 'do "Module.pm"', but only if the > file has not already been included. > > 'use Module' operates at compile time. It does 'require Module' > and then calls Module::import to fetch the identifiers that > Module exports. > > HTH, > > Rob
GOOD! That makes my life easier - thanks. Aloha => Beau. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
